A GUI framework for running simulations

[ram.rachum at gmail.com]

On Jan 23, 5:12 pm, Stef Mientki <S.Mientki-nos... at mailbox.kun.nl>
wrote:
> ram.rac... at gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello! I am currently working on writing a simulation engine for
> > special relativity physics. I'm writing it in Python, of course. I'm
> > doing fine with the engine, but I want a GUI framework in which I
> > could use it conveniently, and test different setups on it. I'm not so
> > strong with GUI programming. I looked at Tkinter, I looked at
> > WxPython, I looked at PythonCard. It all looks pretty daunting.
>
> > My question is, does there exist a GUI package that is intended
> > specifically for simulations? I saw a program called Golly, which is a
> > simulation for Conway's Game of Life. Its GUI had most of the features
> > I needed. For example, you can load a setup, there are "play" and
> > "stop" buttons, you can change a setup and save it, etc.
>
> > So does anyone know of a general GUI framework for running
> > simulations?
>
> although quit premature,
> PyLab_Works might be of interest,
> see some demos here (watch the demo at the bottom first):http://oase.uci.kun.nl/~mientki/data_www/pylab_works/pw_animations_sc...
>
> (you can contact me offline if PyLab_Works looks interesting to you).
>
> cheers,
> Stef Mientki

Thank you, Stef and Guilherme. I'll be checking those things out. If
anyone else who has an idea for something that can help me, I'll be
happy to hear it!

Ram.